Verlig
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Verlig is an adjective meaning (South Africa) politically optimistic and receptive to change.
Meaning
(South Africa) politically optimistic and receptive to change.
Example Sentences
The Hertzog Group supporters were labelled verkramp, and the Vorster supporters verlig. The fact, of course, is that the vast majority of Afrikaner Nationalists were and are verkramp, and only a small minority verlig.
Antonyms for verlig
Common opposites include verkramp.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reformistic, liberal, prorevolutionary, progressive, liberal-minded, liberalish.
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